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Printing Industry Midwest (PIM) provides a multitude of opportunities for you to network with others printing industry professionals, update skills and keep up to date on trends in our industry.

PIM Events

Engage with subject matter experts and industry peers. View all PIM upcoming events and webinars, click here.

  • Star Awards Banquet: This annual event is held to honor the hard work of you and your staff. Come be recognized & receive your awards as well as congratulate your peers!
  • Golf Outing: Join the print industry for an afternoon of golf. This annual golf outing includes lunch, hole sponsors, games, special gifts, raffles prizes, dinner and awards are presented to golfers dinner.
  • Women in Print: For more than a decade, women from the printing industry have come together to network and celebrate one another’s accomplishments at this annual luncheon.
  • Financial Executives Council: Peer group. This council meets every other month both in-person and via tele/video-conference for 90 minutes. Meetings offers group discussions and one hour length presentation on a current topic relevant to financial executives.
  • Human Resource (HR) Huddle: Peer group. The intent is to meet quarterly, two of those meetings will be in person and two will be only virtual. The two meetings in-person will also be available virtually via Zoom. These meetings are free to attend.
  • Young Professionals (YP): Peer group. This group comes together to network with their peers and connect with like-minded individuals. The YP group is designed for associates in the print industry who are between the ages of 22 to 45.
  • View all Upcoming PIM Events & Webinars, Click Here.

PIM Training

PIM has partnered with training organizations or created our own training program to education our members…

  • PIM University: On-demand industry training webinars is a no-cost benefit for PIM Members. This training is ideal for onboarding new hires and continuing education for current employees.
  • PIM DE&I Accreditation Program: This voluntary program is designed to create foundational changes in the recruiting, hiring, and training practices of our industry.
  • PIM Safety & Environmental Training: Tailored to your company’s needs and is accommodating to your company’s production schedules.
  • Marketing Services: PIM has engaged with a nationally known marketing service provider, Bubble & Hatch, with proven experience supporting the business development and integrated marketing needs of today’s print and graphic communications companies.
  • Operations Improvement Service: PIM partnered with StrateX, a nationwide service provider for over 35 years, to work with our members to improve their delivery performance, cash flow, flexibility, and confidence.
  • The Sales Vault: By Bill Farquharson. Gain access to upcoming live workshops and replays; hundreds of sales tips, blogs, white papers and downloadable prospecting emails and sales scripts. PIM members receive special discounts.